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I considered lots of words. I felt called to steer away from productivity, from the false illusion of self-control. What I might need is not
I crawled under the plastic branches to discover I had rotated the tree so enthusiastically that I’d pulled the light cord taut enough to rip
I spent a surprising amount of time in the principal’s office my senior year of high school.
I felt defensive because my 13-year-old son, who asks a million questions but also already has answers to every single one of them, said something
I often avoid driving the road that passes by the land that once was my grandpa’s orchard. The apple trees are gone now, the old
On September 11, 2025, the day after the Charlie Kirk assassination, I journaled about my intention to stay off social media as much as possible. The
Two decades later, I still work in education, but instead of a classroom teacher, my primary responsibility is to work side-by-side with educators who care
Seventeen years had passed since our last vacation to Au Train, a small town just 20 minutes from the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Disillusionment is defined as the state of being freed from an illusion or false belief. It can be a letting go, rather than a disappointment.
